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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1929
Page
4
Local residents share visits and family gatherings across Laredo Milan Browning Prow ing and Cora. Notable items include Golden Wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. Sayers and remodeling news for Clyde Hoskins. School progress noted with Edward Maloney teaching at Cora.
In Shelby Friday a basketball game between Purdin and Shelby saw the Shelby girls lose and the boys win. The town notes a rough game and plans to organize a band as the season continues. A sophomore class Wiener roast was held and graduates enjoy new radios. Norman McDonald moved back to the old homestead.
Fine fall weather continues with a recent shower. Webster Pipes of Green Castle is visiting in and around Cora this week. Alfred Pipes of Amarillo, Texas is visiting his mother and relatives. John Long of Elmer, Missouri is visiting friends in Cora this week. Mr. and Mrs. W A Butler celebrate.
Letters of administration on the estate of William R. Haggard were granted to J. L. Haggard by the Linn County Missouri Probate Court on August 28, 1929. All claims must be shown within six months for allowance or be barred after one year. attest: Arthur L. Pratt, Judge of Probate.
An old man recounts a tale about Peg a cheerful theater friend and two male rivals Buddy and Pegs chum who fall for the same woman. Peg forgives none of the rivals and confesses love for a man who calls her Peg o My Heart leaving the ending unresolved as the girl commits to moving on with Bob tonight.
A six year old retells Cinderella in a library story hour. As the clock strikes twelve, the child, playing Cinderella, exclaims in a dramatic rush I gotta beat it. The scene captures the children’s strong sense of drama and the librarian’s careful diction.
Charles Barnard notes that Henry Hudson’s birth details are lost. By age forty he had earned a strong reputation as a bold navigator and commanded the Half Moon of Amsterdam. In early, he contracted with Dutch merchants to lead a private exploring voyage and was described as Henry Hudson Foglishwan.
A letter from R A Long recounts a 7 128 mile journey from Pasadena through the San Fernando Valley Tulare Lake Tahoe Carson City and Salt Lake Desert across Wyoming to Colorado and back. He notes road conditions towns and rapid growth in Southern California along with family losses and local notices.
Rain fell in the North East Linn vicinity Sunday evening. Ben Cattey and family visited Wilbert Cahouns. I I McCollum and wife and Mrs Maggie Brewer were guests of Perry McCollum. Charley Cordray and wife were listed among Sunday attendees.
Mrs Lawson Fanning and son returned from Green City after visiting relatives. Mrs Seward of Davenport Iowa visits her parents Mr and Mrs Jennings. Mrs Frank Smith traveled to Browning to spend time with relatives. Mr and Mrs J B Franklin of Keokuk are visiting local relatives this week.
Mrs Mary D Melton of this city turned eighty on Friday and planned a quiet day at home when her sister Mrs J C Green with Mr Green and Mrs Jennie Slater and children Lource and Woodrow appeared to surprise her. They brought a bountiful dinner and the day was joyfully spent as the guests departed later in the afternoon wishing many more happy birthdays.
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